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Comment: Is the tide turning for SLBs?
26 April 2023After a rough end to 2022 for sustainability-linked bonds, Ahren Lester argues 2023 is showing signs of being a more positive year for the under-pressure instrument
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GAM: Bank, insurer green bond focus 'amplifies' investment impact
24 April 2023The Swiss asset manager has been "positively surprised" by the financial institution response to engagement by its ground-breaking green bond fund, Ahren Lester reports
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Investors 'given free hand' to define sustainable investment under SFDR
19 April 2023The European Commission has declined a request to define what constitutes a sustainable investment under SFDR, a decision which has split industry experts, Michael Hurley writes
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How to make CSDD fit for purpose: The investor perspective
17 April 2023The EU must work to ensure coherence between due diligence rules and those for sustainability disclosures, write Emily Murrell, Elise Attal and Aleksandra Palinska
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FCA: Building 'trust' in transition finance essential
14 April 2023The UK regulator sees assurance of sustainability-related disclosures as an important next step in promoting integrity in sustainable finance, Mark Manning tells Michael Hurley
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'Tide has turned' on UK water companies
13 April 2023Water utilities face a conundrum as they look to invest to address environmental issues, Thomas Cox writes
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EU regulation in sustainable finance: where do we stand?
06 April 2023The sequencing of regulation risks undermining the credibility of the system and ultimately endangering its results, argue Flavia Micilotta and Thi Hong Van Hoang
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eFuels: Hydrogen's next big promise?
04 April 2023Electrofuels provide an alternative to conventional liquid fuels and reduce CO2 emissions, writes Allan Baker
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Union Investment: SLBs can have impact
03 April 2023The market needs to promote the strongest SLBs rather than just pile-in on the weakest in order to support the development of a potentially valuable instrument, Union Investment's Johannes Böhm tells Ahren Lester.
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ESG-named funds in Europe: A paradigm shift
31 March 2023ESMA's guidelines on fund names will help promote clarity and transparency on ESG-related matters - but potential causes of confusion remain, writes Frédéric Vonner